Directions: Students will identify a social problem that impacts a specific demographic sector of the community. Choose a topic or population of interest to you. (Previous student paper examples include; homeless LGBTQ young adults, homeless veterans, homelessness in former foster youth between 18-25, obesity in Latino youth ages 17 and younger, methamphetamine use in pregnant women, P.T.S.D. in former foster youth, “Shaken-Baby Syndrome” (Abusive head trauma in infants) in low income families, low adherence to HIV medication of HIV positive heterosexual African-American women, suicide of kids ages 17 and younger.)
Students will then paraphrase and summarize what they find as they include that data in their papers.
In most cases this social problem will not be confined to a specific area but reflect a much larger social trend. Quantitative data: Statistics, supported by scholarly sources, must be used to substantiate the scope of the social problem in three geographic regions:
1.) In the United States, include the amount, number or size of your identified problem. At least three scholarly sources must be cited and referenced. Sources should not be older than 10 years. For example, if your paper is on homelessness in former foster youth between 18-25, this section will document how many former foster youth between the ages of 18-25 are homeless in the United States of America.
2.) In California, include the amount, number or size of your identified problem. At least two scholarly sources must be cited and referenced. Sources should not be older than 10 years. For example, if your paper is on obesity in Latinx youth ages 17 and younger, this section will document how many Latinx youth 17 and younger are obese in the state of California,
3.) In the local SoCal area, (e.g. L.A. or Orange County), include the amount, number or size of your identified problem. Find data from either a County report, a Service Planning Area (SPA), a city, a zip code, or a school district, etc. At least one scholarly source must be cited and referenced. Sources should not be older than 10 years. For example, if your paper is about suicide in kids ages 17 and younger, this section will document how many kids under the age of 17 died by suicide in L.A. county/LAUSD/O.C., etc.
Full sentences paraphrasing and summarizing found statistics AND inclusion of those statistics on the prevalence of your identified problem is the only requirement of this paper. In other words, how many people at the national level (at least 3 references), in the state of California (at least 2 references), and in a Southern California area (at least 1 reference) are found to have the social problem you identify.
To summarize;
What TO include:
Students must author all sentences. Students will paraphrase and describe the prevalence of the problem and then accompany those descriptive sentences by the actual statistics of the prevalence of the problem (how much). (See example papers.)
Use quantitative data ONLY.
Cite the reference accurately. If I need to look it up, make sure that I can do so by entering your reference into a research search engine such as the DH library or Google Scholar.
Include a link to that reference that takes the reader directly to the article PDF or study in the reference. Remember that I need to read the article to fact check it.
DO NOT include:
An abstract at the beginning of your paper is not required. Do not include one.
Do NOT use a government page that summarizes your statistical sources as your reference.
Do NOT use qualitative data to describe your identified problem.
Research on the reason or cause of this problem is NOT part of this paper.
Factors that lead to the problem are NOT part of this paper.
Impacts on clients are NOT part of this paper.
Your personal observations, opinions or ideas for the cause of this problem are NOT part of this paper.
Research on, or ideas to treat, address or solve the problem are NOT part of this paper.
Empirical evidence found to treat, address or solve this problem is NOT part of this paper.
Professional interventions to treat, address or solve this problem are NOT part of this paper.
Your personal observations, opinions or ideas to treat, address or solve this problem are NOT part of this paper.
Do NOT cut and paste any findings into your paper. Turn It In will identify all cut and pasted content as matching to other’s work (i.e. plagiarized).
To summarize;
What TO include:
Students must author all sentences. Students will paraphrase and describe the prevalence of the problem and then accompany those descriptive sentences by the actual statistics of the prevalence of the problem (how much). (See example papers.)
Use quantitative data ONLY.
Cite the reference accurately. If I need to look it up, make sure that I can do so by entering your reference into a research search engine such as the DH library or Google Scholar.
Include a link to that reference that takes the reader directly to the article PDF or study in the reference. Remember that I need to read the article to fact check it.
DO NOT include:
An abstract at the beginning of your paper is not required. Do not include one.
Do NOT use a government page that summarizes your statistical sources as your reference.
Do NOT use qualitative data to describe your identified problem.
Research on the reason or cause of this problem is NOT part of this paper.
Factors that lead to the problem are NOT part of this paper.
Impacts on clients are NOT part of this paper.
Your personal observations, opinions or ideas for the cause of this problem are NOT part of this paper.
Research on, or ideas to treat, address or solve the problem are NOT part of this paper.
Empirical evidence found to treat, address or solve this problem is NOT part of this paper.
Professional interventions to treat, address or solve this problem are NOT part of this paper.
Your personal observations, opinions or ideas to treat, address or solve this problem are NOT part of this paper.
Do NOT cut and paste any findings into your paper. Turn It In will identify all cut and pasted content as matching to other’s work (i.e. plagiarized).
To summarize;
